Slash and burn agricultural practices in Indonesia have resulted in a thick haze smog blanketing it’s neighbours for years. What needs to be done to prevent future incidents?
Category: environmental policy
environmental policy
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, sustainability, travel, Undergraduate
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, sustainability, travel, Undergraduate
Progress
climate, conservation, environmental economics, environmental policy, students, sustainability, water
Are almonds to blame for California’s drought?
You may have heard that California is in a drought, inspiring tongue-in-cheek articles like these: http://www.thewhiskeyjournal.com/nasa-finds-evidence-of-water-on-surface-of-california/ (“NASA finds evidence of water on surface of California”) and http://www.theonion.com/americanvoices/nasa-california-has-one-year-of-water-left-38224 (NASA finds that California has one year ofContinue reading
Dave Grace
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, students, sustainability
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, students, sustainability
Social Innovation in Conservation: Seminar in Review
An evening of sharing new innovations, focusing on conservation projects extending the social reach of the conservation field
Jessica McDonald
climate, environmental policy, internships, students, Trade and Sustainable Development in Geneva, Switzerland, travel
climate, environmental policy, internships, students, Trade and Sustainable Development in Geneva, Switzerland, travel
Some Last Thoughts: Geneva to Paris
I had an incredible summer where I learned more about the issues I’m interested in, networked with professionals from the UN, WTO, and international NGOs, and met a fantastic group of people.
Meagan Knowlton
environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, forests, students, water, WRM
environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, forests, students, water, WRM
What is a Water?
How can we translate between water and regulatory decisions when water speaks so many languages?
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, students, sustainability, water
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, students, sustainability, water
Agriculture’s Contribution to Climate Change
While I wholeheartedly embrace new standards on power plants and the transportation sector, I am dismayed at the way in which we seem to be ignoring other major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, sustainability, water
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, sustainability, water
NEEDED: An Agricultural Transformation
The 2013 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development culminated in the creation of a special report, titled forcefully, “Wake Up Before It’s Too Late: Make Agriculture Truly Sustainable for Food Security in a Changing Climate”.
Ian Markham
alumni, conservation, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel
alumni, conservation, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel
Seal Friend: A testament to Conservation’s Triumph
Harbor seals once had all but disappeared from Monterey Bay. Fur trappers had eliminated sea otters, urchin populations exploded, and the kelp forests were decimated.
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, students
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, students
Riveted by the Rainy Season
“I am sensing a storm is coming, it’s calling me out to play” – Yuna The rainy season in Mastatal, Costa Rica is wet. Of course it is wet. But it is not justContinue reading